Curtain to rise on 'Oliver' Thursday
By JACKI CAMPBELL
The lights dim and the hidden University Symphony Orchestra begins to play. Voices hush, and the curtain rises at 8:20 p.m. tomorrow marking the opening performance of KU's homecoming theatre production. "Oliver."
"Oliver," a musical based on the Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist," is a gay presentation of acting abilities, vocal attempts, dancing liveliness and is, in general, simply a fun play.
FIRST TO BE SEEN WILL be twelve or thirteen starving children, locked up in a center stage cell reaching out hungrily, waiting to be released and marched to a dinner table.
Gulping their small portions in approximately—oh, say 45 seconds, give or take a few—one lad of 13, a certain boy by the name of Oliver Twist, bravely walks up to the man in charge and dares to ask for seconds.
That is when the action begins. Songs, dances, tears, laughter —much follows this opening scene.
Melinda Grable, Shawnee Mission sophomore and member of the cast, said the hardest part of the play was learning to perform on the revolving stage.
SEVERAL SCENES SHIFT while action is still going on. For example, in one scene shift, the actors are walking somewhere. As they walk, and they really are walking, the stage is revolving; so they are situated in the center of the stage throughout the entire scenery change. It is a smooth, impressive maneuver.
"This is the first time for a lot of us to work on a turntable," Miss Grable said, "and it takes a little getting used to."
As for their accents, "Cockney's pretty easy to learn," she went on to say, "and gave us no trouble at all."
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—UDK Photo by Jay Cooper
'OLIVER' DRESS REHEARSAL
This is a candid shot of the activities on the stage of University Theatre last night. It is so candid that the photographer neglected to ask whose picture he took. Like us, you will have to see the play to find out.
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Wednesday, November 2, 1966
'Meet the candidates' day
GOP advances on city
By DAN AUSTIN
Amidst the blare of a Dixieland band and sign-waving college students about 300 Lawrence citizens heard campaign pleas from a governor, a U.S. Senator, a Congressional candidate and Douglas
County Republican hopefuls last night.
the political rally, held in the Lawrence Community Building, marked the end of the Republican "meet-the-candi dates" day in Douglas County.
AFTER MEMBERS of the county state were introduced to the audience, Larry Winn, Third District Republican Congressional candidate, lambasted the Johnson administration for a "rising crime rate" and mishandling of the Viet Nam war.
—Photo by John Kaely
HOMECOMING STUFF
Filling chicken wire with brightly colored paper gets old fast but Diane Eddins and Martha Lanning work industriously on the Kappa Alpha Theta display.
Next to speak was Republican incumbent Senator James Pearson.
"The federal government's house is not in order." Sen. Pearson told the audience.
The Senator, who is opposed by former Democrat Congressman J. Floyd Breeding, then asked Republican support for incumbent Governor William H. Avery.
Facing perhaps the toughest battle of his political career against Democrat Robert Docking, Gov. Avery promised the Lawrence voters victory.
Governor Avery, who seeks a second term as Kansas chief executive, was the final speaker at the rally.
A straw poll with a history of accuracy taken in 60 Kansas counties last week by the Harris group newspapers gave Docking a slim 53.11 per cent lead over the governor.
"I HAVE NEVER LOST an election yet and I don't intend to break that record," said Gov. Avery.
Attacking Docking's proposed tax reduction. Gov. Avery mentioned the rising costs in maintaining state universities, hospitals and other state agencies.
"Quality state services in Kansas are on trial." he said.
ALL THREE CANDIDATES will intensify their campaigning as election day, Nov. 8, nears.
KUPA to support non-partisan slate
The KU Political Alliance (KUPA), formed this fall as the third campus political organization, will not be listed on the ballots during the Nov. 16 and 17 All Student Council (ASC) elections.
Dick Darville (KUPA-large men's), Shawnee Mission senior, said, "We are not officially recognized as a political party and, therefore, as such, cannot run candidates."
To be recognized as a political party, KUPA would have had to have a petition signed by 1,400 students—10 per cent of the student body.
By RUTH ROHRER
KUPA's candidates will be listed on the ballots, as the alliance has secured non-partisan petitions for them—most of which required 150 student signatures from each candidate's district.
Bill Sampson, Topcka junior and president of KUPA, announced KUPA's support of the following non-partisan ASC candidates:
LARGE MEN'S—Phil Fredrichs, Mission junior; Dennis Moore, Wichita senior; and Jerry Bean, Abilene junior.
SMALL MEN'S—Charles Loveland, Riley sophomore; Frank Joyce, Shawnee Mission sophomore.
FRATERNITIES—Mike Kirk, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore.
FRESHMAN WOMEN'S—Judy Hartman; Reason O'Neal.
LARGE WOMEN'S—Cathy Martin, Caldwell sophomore; Margie Languille, Shawnee Mission junior.
SORORITIES—Rosie Burns,
Caldwell junior; Kathy Prewitt,
Wichita sophomore.
Commenting on the upcoming elections, Dick Darville said, "One thing that is becoming increasingly clear with the three parties putting up candidates for each seat, is that there is the possibility that this could be a bitter and almost destructive campaign.
SMALL WOMEN'S—Sue Kasper, Wilson junior.
"I hope we can emerge from this election, no matter who the victors are, and come up with a better student government," Darville said.
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts clear to partly cloudy skies and warmer tonight. Winds southerly 10 to 20 miles per hour Cloudy Thursday with scattered light drizzle or snow, warmer Low tonight near 30. High Thursday in 50s. Precipitation probabilities 20 per cent Thursday.